lebenslang
[ˈleːbn̩sˌlaŋ]
The verdict
“lebenslang” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #17,972 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #17,972
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - für die gesamte (restliche) Lebensdauer; für die Dauer eines ganzen Lebens
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lebenslang |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈleːbn̩sˌlaŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #17,972 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lebenslang” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for lebenslang is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈleːbn̩sˌlaŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,972 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "für die gesamte (restliche) Lebensdauer; für die Dauer eines ganzen Lebens".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for lebenslang, with forms such as "elbenslang", "lbeenslang", and "lebbenslang". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Lebenslauf", "lebenslange", "lebenslangen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is lebenslang, spelled L-E-B-E-N-S-L-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1für die gesamte (restliche) Lebensdauer; für die Dauer eines ganzen Lebens
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: elbenslang,lbeenslang,lebbenslang,lebenlsang,lebennslang,lebensalng,lebenslagn,lebenslangg,lebenslanng,lebensllang,lebenslnag,lebensslang,lebesnlang,lebneslang,leebnslang,llebenslang
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lebenslang - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “lebenslang”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is L-E-B-E-N-S-L-A-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈleːbn̩sˌlaŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Lebenslauf” - see the side-by-side comparison. lebenslang vs Lebenslauf
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.